1947–48 County Antrim Shield
Tournament details | |
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Country | Northern Ireland |
Teams | 10 |
Defending champions | Linfield |
Final positions | |
Champions | Ballymena United (1st win) |
Runner-up | Linfield |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 12 |
Goals scored | 51 (4.25 per match) |
The 1947–48 County Antrim Shield was the 59th edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.[1]
Ballymena United won the tournament for the 1st time, defeating Linfield 2–1 in the final at Celtic Park. This was the first time the tournament was won by a team from outside Belfast.[2][3]
Results
[edit]First round
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Belfast Celtic | 3–2 | Crusaders |
Larne | 1–4 | Distillery |
Ards | bye | |
Ballymena United | bye | |
Bangor | bye | |
Cliftonville | bye | |
Glentoran | bye | |
Linfield | bye |
Quarter-finals
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ards | 3–1 | Cliftonville |
Bangor | 2–3 | Ballymena United |
Belfast Celtic | 4–0 | Distillery |
Glentoran | 1–1 | Linfield |
Replay
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Linfield | 2–0 | Glentoran |
Semi-finals
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ballymena United | 4–1 | Ards |
Linfield | 3–3 | Belfast Celtic |
Replay
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Linfield | 2–2 | Belfast Celtic |
Second replay
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Linfield | 5–1 | Belfast Celtic |
Final
[edit]Ballymena United | 2–1 | Linfield |
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McDonald 22', 87' | Report | Simpson 78' |
References
[edit]- ^ "Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ "Ballymena's historic win in Shield". Northern Whig. 19 May 1948. p. 3.
- ^ "County Antrim Shield Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 15 April 2023.